Photos of the Day: Feb. 24

BULLET-RIDDLED: A boy stood in front of a bar Sunday in Gao, Mali, that was shot at by Islamists in the past year. (Joe Penney/Reuters)

LAST ANGELUS: Pope Benedict XVI led his final public Angelus prayer in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City Sunday. (Eidon Press/Zuma Press)

VICTORY: Supporters of conservative presidential candidate Nicos Anastasiades celebrated his victory in Nicosia, Cyprus, Sunday. Mr. Anastasiades won the runoff election by one of the widest margins in 30 years. (Yorgos Karahalis/Reuters)

GRIEVING: Shahida Parveen comforted her sons as they mourned her husband, Mohammad Akmal—who died in a factory fire on Sept. 11, 2012—during a funeral in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday. Authorities said 17 bodies that were unclaimed in the fire that killed 259 people were buried. (Fareed Khan/Associated Press)

STILL SMILING: Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi cast his ballot in Milan as Italians began voting Sunday in parliamentary elections that will end Monday. Mr. Berlusconi is seeking a political comeback after being forced from the premiership by the country’s debt crisis. (Antonio Calanni/Associated Press)

SWISHING THROUGH: France’s Alexis Pinturault competed in and won the World Cup giant slalom in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, Sunday. Austria’s Marcel Hirscher placed second and Ted Ligety of the U.S. placed third. (Johannes Eisele/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images)

TRACK CRASH: A vehicle driven by Kyle Larson (32) went airborne and crashed into a fence amid a multivehicle accident at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Saturday. Dozens of fans were injured. Workers repaired the protective barrier for Sunday’s race. (John Raoux/Associated Press)